Bridgeport

Bridgeport

Lauren Bonasso, M.S.,OTR/L
Occupational Therapy Director

Lauren graduated from West Virginia University in 2010 where she earned a Masters of Occupational Therapy. She has experience treating a wide variety of populations and diagnoses, but specializes in pediatrics. She is certified in the Sequential Oral Sensory Approach to Feeding (SOS). In her spare time, Lauren enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Kimberly Simms M.S.,OTR/L
Occupational Therapist

Kim graduated from West Virginia University in 2012 with a Masters of Occupational Therapy. She has experience working with adult patients in a sub-acute inpatient facility and patients of all ages in outpatient clinics, though her focus is in the field of pediatrics. She is a certified provider of the Interactive Metronome training program and is becoming a Certified Handwriting Specialist. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, Mountaineer sports, and spending time with her family.

Amanda Longwell, M.S.,CCC/SLP
Speech Therapy Director

Amanda graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelors of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology. She continued her education and received her Masters in Speech Pathology in 2003. Amanda specializes in voice and swallowing disorders as well as severe pediatric speech disorders. Amanda enjoys spending time with her husband and their 3 children. She is an avid Mountaineer fan who enjoys attending WVU football and basketball games.

Alyssa Nesler, M.S.,CCC/SLP
Speech Language Pathologist

Alyssa graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology, then proceeded to earn her Masters in Speech Language Pathology. She has experience both treating and evaluating many different disorders spanning a wide range of ages and abilities. Her experiences vary from working with adults in acute care to working with children in schools. Alyssa is certified to provide WV Birth to Three Services. In her spare time she enjoys shopping and spending time with her family, friends, and dog Kali.

Dierdre Kowalski-Johnson
Administrative assistant

Dierdre is a native of Fairmont, West Virginia. A mother of 2 wonderful children, Dierdre enjoys being with her family and friends, spending time outdoors and is a huge sports fan. In her spare time she loves to cook and garden.

Cher Yager
Office Supervisor

Cher has 36 years experience in the medical field. She enjoys reading, sewing ,and crafts. She enjoys spending time with family especially her granddaughter, Amyah. She also enjoys motorcycle riding with her husband, Corey.